TY - JOUR AU - Leblebicioglu, Hakan AU - Eroglu, Cafer AU - Erciyas-Yavuz, Kiraz AU - Hokelek, Murat AU - Acici, Mustafa AU - Yilmaz, Hava T1 - Role of Migratory Birds in Spreading Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Turkey T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 8 SP - 1331 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We investigated migratory birds’ role in spreading Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) through attached ticks. We detected CCHFV RNA in ticks on migratory birds in Turkey. Two isolates showed similarity with CCHFV genotype 4, suggesting a role for ticks in CCHFV epidemics in Turkey and spread of CCHFV by birds. KW - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever KW - CCHF KW - birds KW - Turkey KW - epidemiology KW - migration KW - ticks DO - 10.3201/eid2008.131547 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/13-1547_article ER - End of Reference